Health care fraud nets New Orleans woman nearly two years in federal prison

A New Orleans woman was sentenced to 21 months in a federal prison Thursday for her role in a health care scam at Harvey clinic that has already sent several people to prison.

Una Favorite Brown, 54, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Mary Ann Vial Lemmon. Brown was convicted in September of one count of conspiracy, 10 counts of health care fraud and two counts of giving false statements to federal agents. In addition, she will have pay $33,405 in restitution, a special assessment of $1,300 and serve three years probation.

Brown was accused of helping to falsify documents and overcharge Medicaid as a part of a scam at A New Beginning of New Orleans, Inc.

Several other employees of the company and patients also have been convicted or pleaded guilty to fraud as part of the federal investigation.